That's good, Stephanie!

I disapprove of this euphemism on the basis that it is nonsensical and weird and a little gross.

Seriously. The taco thing is gross enough.

And it was fine with your not being in the office, right?

Unsurprisingly there was nothing I could have done better had I been in the office. And the calls and emails kept going pretty late. I haven't had the heart to ask if they were in here the whole time, but there's no way I would have lasted being coherent and public-facing and upright that whole time.

Wow, Steph, are you sure aliens didn't replace your boss?

I disapprove of the hamburger even more than the taco. And I can take a guess at what hamburger bs hotdog fold in origami might mean if you were using 8.5x11 paper, but it's just a guess--I've never heard it before.

I'm waiting to get a pertussis vaccination. And Hep A, while I'm here. Trying to be a grownup and go to the doctor and shit. Now if only I could do all my work and clean all the things, too.

Is anyone else familiar with hamburger fold as opposed to hot dog fold?

I am familiar with folding. That is it. One fold, called "the fold."

Perkins just texted me to say she was radioactive, coincidentally!

I bet she's getting her superpowers right. now.

I hope they're awesome.

I'm impressed by anyone who can see anything on an ultrasound. Every anatomy sono I've had has involved a lot of smiling and nodding while I blindly assume the tech knows what they're doing.

There are so many options and so much information - however accurate - about each one, it's enough to crush your spirit.

Well, that's probably why I opted for a "Good Enough" parenting philosophy. The biggest difference between how I was raised and how I raise my kids is really that I spend much, much more time with my children than my father did with me. And he was a fairly actively involved Dad for his generation, and culture (military).

I am conscious though of not being too much in my kids lives. I liked having my own brain space growing up, and being away from my parents.

Connie, I wouldn't have a problem with the training, because I'd be all "Whee! Origami folding on company time! Take that, The Man!"

I'm impressed by anyone who can see anything on an ultrasound. Every anatomy sono I've had has involved a lot of smiling and nodding while I blindly assume the tech knows what they're doing.

I deeply regret seeing the 3-D imaging of the head which made the skull looked like a candy bowl, instead of enclosed.

ION, I took the initiative and approached my boss. He was actually very nice about the whole thing and I left feeling fine.

Oh, yay!

So I should get a call today either offering me this job or not. If I get the offer, I'm going to ask for a day or so to consider - that's normal, right? And I'm making a list of things I want to know - salary, vacation, health insurance, and a little more about my responsibilities. What am I missing? Oh, what tools I need to supply, if any.

JAXA uses origami to test potential astronauts during isolation training.